1540 - 1549
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Decade 1540 - 1549
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68 Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
*September 29th, 1547, Alcalá de Henares †April 22nd, 1616, Madrid.jpg "Akbar")
63 Akbar
Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 25th, 1605, Fatehpur SikriMichele Mercati
Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)
*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541–1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo.jpg "William Gilbert")
59 William Gilbert
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London
54 Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle
73 Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle
48 Murad III
12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)
*July 4th, 1546, Manisa †January 16th, 1595, IstanbulGiordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
16 Francis II of France
King of France (1544-1560)
*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans
31 John of Austria
Spanish military leader (1547–1578)
*February 24th, 1547, Regensburg †October 1st, 1578, Namur
21 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)
*December 7th, 1545, Temple Newsam †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh
23 Carlos, Prince of Asturias
Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain
*July 8th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid
47 Alexander Farnese
Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain
*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, ZamośćCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, Graz
476 Tenali Ramakrishna
Telugu poet and court advisor, noted for his brilliance and wit
*November 30th, 1549, Guntur districtYi Sun-sin
Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)
*April 28th, 1545, Seoul †December 16th, 1598, Namhae County
75 Ana de Jesús
Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)
*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels
78 Francesco Maria del Monte
Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome
*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome.jpg "Ubbo Emmius")
78 Ubbo Emmius
Frisian historian and geographer
*December 5th, 1547, Greetsiel †December 9th, 1625, Groningen
32 Anna of Saxony
Dutch princess (1545-1577)
*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden
57 Won Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty (1540 -1597)
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, Geoje.jpg "Francis Solanus")
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71 Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
62 Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
Elector of Brandenburg
*January 27th, 1546, Old Cölln †July 28th, 1608, Köpenick
62 Gillis van Coninxloo
Flemish painter (1544-1607)
*January 24th, 1544, Antwerp †January 4th, 1607, Amsterdam
58 Justus Lipsius
Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606)
*October 18th, 1547, Overijse †March 23rd, 1606, Leuven.jpg "Heinrich Petreus")
69 Heinrich Petreus
German jurist and writer
*February 1st, 1546, Hardegsen †September 22nd, 1615, Wolfenbüttel
53 Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin
*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln
76 Andrew Melville
Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer
*August 1st, 1545, Montrose †January 1st, 1622, Sedan
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632)
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College